““Enhancing Lentil Production for Enhancing Lentil Production for Food and Nutritional Security, and Food and Nutritional Security, and

Improved livelihoods”Improved livelihoods”

Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpurand

ICARDA South Asia & China Program, New Delhi

States Target districts

Components to be promoted

Assam Nawgaon •Improved varieties and production package•Improve SRR and VRR•Minimum/no-tillage practices•Plant population management •Integrated nutrient management•Integrated management of diseases• Village-based seed enterprise through farmers participation•Capacity building

Bihar Muzaffarpur Patna Nalanda

Uttar Pradesh BalliaChandauliFatehpur

WestBengal

MaldaMurshidabad

A 3-pronged strategy

Project Implementation

Expected output

S.No.

Head of Expenditure 2010-11

Year-I

2011-12 Year-II

2012-13Year-III Total

1 Salary of contractual staff 36.49 38.09 42.46 117.042 Operational cost (supply of inputs, labour,

farm implement hire, seed processing etc), & miscell. Expenses #

65.36 75.17 69.26 209.79

3 Non-recurr. Equipments & vehicle 15.4 13.6 4.0 33.004 PRA, travelling seminar, training, farmers’

fair, workshop etc.29.5 33.0 33.0 95.5

5 Travel, monitoring and evaluation, data processing, publication, etc.

28.00 32.5 36.0 96.50

6 Exchange of scientists & managers for evaluation & selection of material*

10.08 10.08 7.20 27.36

Total

(#Exp. On seed only @ Rs.60/-Kgfor field demonstrations

184.83

27.0

202.44

48.6

191.92

75.6

579.19

151.2

Steering Committee

Committee1.Agriculture Commissioner, DAC Chairman2.Joint Secretary (Crops), DAC Co-Chairman3.Director (Crops) DAC Member4.Director (wheat)/(Pulses),DAC Member5.ADG (OP), ICAR Member6.Director, IIPR, Kanpur Member7.Director (Research), BAU, Ranchi Member8.Regional Coordinator, ICARDA, SACRP, New Delhi Member9.Project Coordinator, MULLaRP, IIPR, Kanpur Member Secretary

IDENTIFIED GAPS IN LENTIL PRODUCTION & PRODUCTIVITY

Economic Analysis (cost :benefit)1st year (Gestation Period)(a) Rice-fallow demonstration : 225 Nos. Min. Production 350 Kg/ha = 78.75 ton; Value : Rs. 27.56 lakh(b) Demonstration for VR : 900 Nos.(5 varieties/village); Addl. 200 Kg/ha increase= 180.0 ton; Value : Rs. 63.00 lakh; Total Value (a) + (b : Rs. 90.56 Lakh (Cost : Benefit = 1:0.5)

2nd year

(a) Rice-fallow demonstration : 450 Nos. Min. Production 350 Kg/ha = 157.5 ton; Value : Rs. 55.15 lakh(b) Prod. Technology demonstration : 1350 Nos.(2 varieties/village); Addl. 200 Kg/ha increase = 270.0 ton; Value : Rs.94.50 lakh(c) Seed Production demonstration : 225 Nos.; Min. Seed Production 400 Kg/ha = 90.0 ton;Value : Rs. 54.0 lakh(d) Impact of demonstration, capacity building, training, traveling Seminar etc. in increase of production through dissemination of

production technology in additional total area of demonstration i.e. in 3150 ha. with at least 150 Kg/ha additional increase : Min. Addl. Production = 472.5 ton; Value: Rs. 165.37 lakh

Total Value (a) + (b)+ (c) + (d) : Rs. 369.02 Lakh (Cost : Benefit = 1:1.5)

3rd year

(a) Rice-fallow demonstration: 675 Nos. Min. Production 350 Kg/ha= 236.35 ton; Value : Rs. 82.70 lakh(b) Prod. Technology demonstration : 1575 Nos.(2 varieties/village)Addl. 200 Kg/ha increase = 315.0 ton; Value : Rs.110.25 lakh(c) Seed Production demonstration : 900 Nos. Min. Seed Production 400 Kg/ha = 180.0 ton Value: Rs. 108.0 lakh(d) Impact of demonstration, Capacity building, training, Traveling Seminar etc. in increase of production through dissemination of

production technology in additional total area of demonstration i.e. in 6300 ha. with at least 150 Kg/ha additional increase :Min. Addl. Production = 945.0 ton; Value : Rs. 330.75 lakh

Total Value (a) + (b)+ (c) + (d) : Rs. 631.70 Lakh (Cost : Benefit = 1:3.31)(Assumed : Seed sale rate= Rs.60/-Kg; Normal produce Rs. 35/-Kg)